Table 1 Importance of various sources of health information (5-point scale of importance, where 1 stands for ‘not important’ and 5 stands for very important’)
From: Trends in the use of the Internet for health purposes in Poland
Sources of health information | 2005 | 2005 | 2007 | 2007 | 2012 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (+/-SD) | RANK | Mean (+/-SD) | RANK | Mean (+/-SD) | RANK | |
Internet | 2.98 +/- 1.66 | 7 | 3.37 +/- 1.63 | 7 | 3.37+/-1.62 | 5 |
TV/radio | 3.9 +/- 1.11 | 3 | 3.53 +/- 1.23 | 4 | 3.32+/- 1.32 | 6 |
Books, medical encyclopaedias, leaflets | 3.84 +/- 1.29 | 4 | 3.69+/- 1.31 | 3 | 3.61+/- 1.34 | 3 |
Courses and lectures | 2.82 +/- 1.6 | 8 | 2.76 +/- 1.62 | 8 | 2.96+/- 1.69 | 8 |
Newspapers, magazines | 3.68 +/- 1.17 | 5 | 3.42+/-1.25 | 6 | 3.21+/- 1.3 | 7 |
Family, friends and collegues | 3.98+/- 1.17 | 2 | 3.93+/- 1.22 | 2 | 3.89+/-1.21 | 2 |
Pharmacies | 3.55+/- 1.36 | 6 | 3.43/- 1.36 | 5 | 3.47+/- 1.36 | 4 |
Direct face-to-face contact with health professionals | 4.33 +/- 1.12 | 1 | 4.0+/- 1.3 | 1 | 4.15+/-1.22 | 1 |